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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role of Aishah in the History of Islam (volume Three) Tradition Making and Its Motives in the Time of Mu'awiyah Many loads of wine were carried for Mu 'awiyah. Historians With the commencement of the rule of Mu'awiyah, the friends and companions of the Prophet who had gathered round Imam 'Ali during the Alawite rule, were scattered in different parts of the Islamic realm.
After the truce of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba with Mu'awiyah, as this group had lost their strong support and were now a weakened party, they were dispersed in various lands of Islam.
If we have used the phrase 'the friends round the Imam' it is because reliable historians have spoken of a large group of the Prophet's companions as supporters of Imam 'Ali in the battles of al-Jamal and Siffin, whereas they mention the names of only three companions in Mu'awiyah's army who had the honour of association with the Prophet.
adh-Dhahabi writes in his book of "History of Islam": On the day of the battle of al-Jamal there were present in 'Ali's army eight hundred of the Ansar and seven hundred of those who had participated in the ar-Ridwan allegiance and also one hundred and thirty of the men who had fought in the battle of Badr under the Prophet.(327) Ibn Khayyat writes in his history: "Eight hundred of those who had shown allegiance until death with the Prophet at ar-Ridwan,(328) accompanied Imam 'Ali in the battle of Siffin."(329) Nasr ibn Muzahim writes in his book of the event of Siffin: Qays ibn Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah the valiant and devoted friend of the Imam in the event of Siffin one day said to an-Nu'man ibn Bashir who accompanied Mu'awiyah together with Muslamah ibn Mukhallad: "O an-Nu'man!
Do you see anyone with Mu'awiyah but a freed-slave or an ignorant desert Arab or a deceived Yemeni? Look carefully! Where are the Emigrants and Ansar and devout followers with whom God is satisfied? Then look again!
Who else is with Mu'awiyah but you and your two friends, whereas you are neither among the combatants of Badr, nor among the allegiants of 'Aqabah, nor among the warriors of the battle of Uhud, nor have you a record in Islam and religion, nor has a verse of the Qur'an descended in your praise?